Colbrelli out-sprints Van Avermaet to win stage 4 at the Tour of Oman

Sonny Colbrelli (Bahrain-Merida) sprinted to victory on Tuesday after a hard-fought stage 4 of the Tour of Oman

The Italian snatched his first win of the season ahead of Greg Van Avermaet (CCC) and Clément Venturini (AG2R La Mondiale) after the early attackers were caught by a reduced bunch inside the final kilometre.

Astana’s Alexey Lutsenko retains the red jersey on the eve of the Queen stage with the summit finish at the Green Mountain on Wednesday.

“I’m very happy. I was looking for the victory and it arrived,” Colbrelli said. “My thanks go to all my teammates who have given me a lot of help all day long. I knew the last kilometer and I started sprinting at the right time. It was all perfect.”

VIDEO: 2019 Tour of Oman Stage 4 Highlights

2019 Tour of Oman Stage 4 Top 10

1 Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bahrain-Merida 3:17:09 
2 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) CCC Team   
3 Clement Venturini (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale   
4 Ryan Gibbons (RSA) Dimension Data   
5 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) UAE Team Emirates   
6 Benjamin Declercq (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise   
7 Iuri Filosi (Ita) Delko Marseille Provence KTM   
8 Baptiste Planckaert (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles   
9 Milan Menten (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise   
10 Jesus Herrada (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits

2019 Tour of Oman GC after Stage 4

1 Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 14:54:46 
2 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) CCC Team 0:00:14 
3 Jesus Herrada (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 0:00:18 
4 Rui Costa (Por) UAE Team Emirates 0:00:24 
5 Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Bahrain-Merida 0:00:27 
6 Eliot Lietaer (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles 0:00:29 
7 Ryan Gibbons (RSA) Dimension Data 0:00:30 
8 Elie Gesbert (Fra) Arkéa Samsic 0:00:34 
9 Quentin Pacher (Fra) Vital Concept-B&B Hotel   
10 Oliver Naesen (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale